10 Best Rookie Years in WWE History
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7. The Undertaker
In the hands of someone other than Mark Callaway, odds are that The Undertaker gimmick probably would have been done within a year.
Debuting as a surprise at the 1990 Survivor Series, The Undertaker instantly began terrifying the audience.
He was protected from then on, usually demolishing his opponents in quick squash matches before stuffing them into a body bag.
‘Taker’s WrestleMania winning streak began during his rookie year, with a win over Jimmy Snuka and he was always featured in a top spot thereafter, regularly headlining house shows (which is where the money was made back then).
He would usually only lose if it was a stipulation like a Casket Match or by DQ or countout and gained such momentum that he was programmed with WWE Champion Hulk Hogan at the 1991 Survivor Series, which is where he won his first WWE Title, almost murdering the Hulkster with a Tombstone Piledriver.
Thankfully, with the power of prayers and vitamins, Hogan came back a couple of weeks later and took his belt back, but ‘Taker was already a made man at that point, as he could lay claim to being the youngest WWE Champion in WWE history.
But hold on a second, how can you age if you’re already dead?
Written by Lewis Howse
Features journalist for Cultaholic.com and script writer for the Cultaholic YouTube Channel.
